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A golden dragon was held aloft on poles by skaters. Kobe Bryant appeared on video. NHL mascots gave the crowd a primer on what this odd game is all about. NHL preseason hockey made its debut in China — a 5-2 victory by the Los Angeles Kings over the...

Henrik Lundqvist stopped 36 shots to lead the New York Rangers over the Los Angeles Kings 3-2 on Monday night. Brandon Pirri, Matt Puempel and Mats Zuccarello scored to help New York win its third straight since a three-game skid. Jordan Nolan and Kyle...

Here’s what we learned from the Kings’ 2-1 overtime victory over the Sharks on Tuesday at San Jose:
Peter Budaj has gone from the waiver wire to season-saver.
On Oct. 3 the Kings, secure with Jonathan Quick as their starting goalie and Jeff...

San Jose Sharks forward Logan Couture triggered a firestorm in the middle of the Stanley Cup Final when he said Wednesday that Pittsburgh center Sidney Crosby cheats on faceoffs, moments after a faceoff play orchestrated by Crosby set up the decisive goal...

The many personalities of Kings Coach Darryl Sutter generally surface at some point in a playoff series, and Thursday a new one popped up.
It was "Send-A-Message Darryl."
In addressing the larger issue of special teams play in the first-round series...

A few more takeaways before moving on to Wednesday’s Game 4 here in San Jose. San Jose leads the first-round playoff series, two games to one.
Game 3 = overtime
Yes, the third game of the playoffs in a series between the Kings and the Sharks is bound to...

Asked Thursday morning whether the Kings' strong penalty killing and the San Jose Sharks' potent power play would carry over into the teams' playoff opener, Kings Coach Darryl Sutter insisted both teams would start at zero and with a new slate.“Nothing...

Change has not intimidated Kings center Jeff Carter.
He grew up in Canada without dogs, and now Carter is outflanked by them in his household — three to one — and relishing the transformation.
"It's all new to me," he said, smiling.
And that isn't all....

The Sharks are a highly recognizable postseason opponent, and adding fuel to the rivalry is the fact that the Kings produced a comeback for the ages against San Jose in their last playoff meeting, in 2014.
The Kings trailed, 3-0, in the first round and...

Behind the door, the Kings' first-round playoff opponent . . . to be determined.
Still.
Considering the Kings played their first game of the season on Oct. 7, what's another day of suspense, right?
Trying to secure a division title — the second in...

The Kings have the division title in their hands … well, their hockey gloves.
None of this scoreboard watching, and waiting out late-night results. None of this studying of the tiebreakers and having to interpret the mysterious, shadowy ROW for the...

From a tour of possible playoff opponents to one against the lottery-bound minnows.
If the Kings weren't cognizant of the threat posed by the league's lesser lights heading into the final week of the regular season, two fairly recent results should serve...

When the Stanley Cup playoffs begin later this month, the Hawks will be without defenseman Duncan Keith, the reigning Conn Smythe Trophy winner — but only for one game.
The NHL suspended Keith six games Friday for a high stick on Wild center Charlie...

Scoring four goals against Nashville, Minnesota and Winnipeg didn't get the Kings anything but three straight losses. With the playoffs in sight, Coach Darryl Sutter wanted his team to generate some offense and start moving smoothly and confidently...

The Kings punched their ticket to the playoffs more than a week ago, but they're still not in a playoff frame of mind or playing the tight style that's associated with consistent postseason success.
They barely held off the draft lottery-bound Edmonton...

An obvious explanation for the Kings' recent slide might not be the most accurate one.
It would be easy to circle March 19 as the leading culprit. That was the night the Kings officially clinched a playoff spot, and one school of thought holds that there...

Let's play trivia with Kings defenseman Drew Doughty.
The question for the Kings' Norris Trophy contender: How many players remain on the active playing roster from the New Jersey Devils team that pushed the Kings to six games in the 2012 Stanley Cup...

Darryl Sutter chose part of the third period Saturday against the Ducks to fall back on a tactic he occasionally uses, just to keep things interesting.
The Kings coach moved his No. 2 center Jeff Carter, onto the right wing of his top line, alongside...

There are some occasions when you know it isn't going to be your day.
One fine day? Not really.
Saturday appeared to be just that for Kings winger Kris Versteeg. Like some of his NHL colleagues, Versteeg doesn't wear a helmet in pregame warmups and he...

Kris Versteeg was sounding like a man in a hurry.
Yes, a good thing for a hockey player.
The newest Kings winger met with the coaching staff Tuesday, had his first practice Wednesday — on a line with center Jeff Carter and winger Tanner Pearson — and...